Jordan Love gets paid
You've followed the quarterback's NFL path right here at Go Long the last four years. Now, he's the richest quarterback in league history. Let's look back.
The sample size is small.
He’s also worth every penny.
Last night, the news broke: the Green Bay Packers reached a four-year, $220 million deal with quarterback Jordan Love. At $55 million per year, he’s the richest player in league history alongside Trevor Lawrence and Joe Burrow.
What a road it’s been to this point, from controversial 26th overall pick in 2020 to waiting… and waiting… and waiting to take over the reins in 2023.
O.G. subscribers will remember we planted the flag in the dirt upon launching this longform site. One of our first stories declared Brian Gutekunst’s succession plan genius. So in light of this historic contract, I figured we’d share all of our Love features in one location. Hey, we’re not going to hit the bull’s eye every time. But there’s always been something distinctive about Love’s game and — most importantly — his wiring.
You’ve chosen to make Go Long part of your life so hopefully you know Jordan Love better than anyone when you throw a few beers back with friends.
Next week, our season-preview series will continue with another extensive look at the Packers quarterback. It’ll be exclusive to our paid subscribers.
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Until then, here’s a look back.
Everyone from Brett Favre to Kurt Warner to Steve Calhoun to a slew of teammates and coaches and execs weigh in on the quarterback.
Apparently Utah State wideout Siaosi Mariner knew what he was talking about when he said this in 2020.
“You’re going to get Patrick Mahomes. But I don’t even want to discredit Jordan. He definitely is his own person. He’s Jordan Love. There’s just a different thing about him. He has that swagger about him. When he walks into the building, you just kind of know, ‘OK…’ He definitely passes the eyeball test. And then when you see him do it, it’s an ‘I told you so’ thing. He looks the part. He makes everything look effortless. Everything’s so smooth with him.
“The things Patrick Mahomes is doing, he can do as well. I don’t even want to put a cap on him. Patrick Mahomes is a great player but this is Jordan Love.”
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Wise move to go 4 years. The cap will go up every year, especially if they go to 18 games, so being able to start negotiating after year 3 is gonna pay off big time. And if Tyler's wrong about Love's future (I take no responsibility for agreeing with him), he will have to get by on his $220mm plus for the rest of his life. Oh well.